Anastasia Maravelias-Kakos, LPC

Anastasia Maravelias-Kakos is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey with 22 years of professional experience. She has provided care across private practice, school environments, and community settings, bringing a breadth of experience to each therapeutic relationship. Anastasia works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the many challenges that accompany life changes, including parenting difficulties, motivation struggles, and concerns about self-esteem and confidence.

Her therapeutic manner is warm, client-centered, and interactive. Anastasia combines cognitive-behavioral techniques, rational-emotive therapy, and humanistic principles to create individualized treatment plans tailored to each person she sees. She treats clients with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she emphasizes collaboration in shaping dialogue and goals. Anastasia supports and empowers people who are ready to take steps toward a more fulfilling life, offering guidance and practical skills to help them navigate change and build resilience.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Anastasia employs cognitive-behavioral strategies to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. This approach is practical and skill-focused, often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. She also draws on rational-emotive techniques, which emphasize examining and revising rigid or self-defeating beliefs to reduce emotional distress and improve coping.

In addition, Anastasia integrates humanistic principles that prioritize empathy, respect, and the client’s own goals. This part of her work focuses on building self-awareness, confidence, and a stronger sense of self. Choosing the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process - Anastasia collaborates with each person to determine which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences.

Online therapy with Anastasia is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity of care during transitions, and access consistent support from a licensed professional in New Jersey.